Updating this blog after a loooooong time...
Looong time back, I had this daal at an aunt's place and loved it. Heard about it just a few days back when a friend said that she makes lauki with chana daal. Yipppeee ! Quickly asked her the recipe and made it ( you don't get fresh lauki here except for these two or three summer months, so I had it in the fridge).
It was too easy to make and totally yummy with rice - perfect when you want a simple dinner
Soak 1 cup chana daal and keep aside. Peel and chop half a lauki. Heat pressure cooker on a stove. Add a tbsp of oil. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. When it splutters, add chopped garlic ( one clove). Add 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, then add the chopped lauki. Stir for two minutes, then add one chopped tomato, 1 tsp chilli powder, stir for another minute. add the soaked chana daal and then 1 cup water. Close the lid and pressure cook it for upto two whistles.
Open the lid when it cools off slightly, add salt to tast and cook without the lid for 5 more minutes. add some shopped coriander leaves. Serve with hot rice.
